Answer.1
The Graduate School of Instructional Systems is intended mainly for working people. We consider e-learning as a means of making education more convenient for them.
For example, we are going to use e-learning to:
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Save time
Commuting or traveling time can be saved or reduced through use of e-learning.

Help students to organize their time
We will adjust study time to individual students' lives, not their lives to study time, by providing courses mainly through asynchronous e-learning or by setting flexible deadlines for assignments.

Although we are considering convenience in studying, the total time required for study (academic workload) in the Graduate School of Instructional Systems is the same as in other graduate schools.

Answer.2
If you have a network environment capable of streaming videos, you can take most subjects without going to Kumamoto University or Tokyo Satellite. You are free from the requirement of everyday commuting. You can participate in intensive lectures not only at Kumamoto University and Tokyo Satellite, but also at more distant places via teleconference.
Some seminars or master's theses, however, require face-to-face guidance from professors.

Answer.3
Basically, thesis guidance is asynchronously provided to each student by creating his or her own course on LMS. Synchronous guidance is also provided via teleconference by arranging appointments with professors.
You can substitute one of your research papers for your master's thesis.

Answer.4
Under the law, credits earned at other graduate universities (maximum 10 credits) can be transferred. At the Graduate School of Instructional Systems, we judge credit transfer on the basis of credit content and how the credits were earned. Please apply for judgment after admission.

Answer.5
If you have earned credits as a part-time student and enroll in the Master’s Program, those credits (maximum 10 credits) can be transferred as credits earned. If you are considering becoming a part-time student with the intention of future enrollment in the Master’s Program, note this upper limit on the number of credits transferable.